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- In the context of health and social care, whistleblowing involves employees or members of an organisation speaking out about unsafe practices, abuse, or neglect that they have witnessed within their workplace that could potentially harm patients, residents, or colleagues.
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- Reprisals Against Healthcare Staff Who Raise Patient Safety Concerns
- Devastating Consequences of Negativity Towards Whistleblowers
- Better Understanding of How Whistleblowers Are Perceived Is Needed
- Stages of Whistleblowing
- Whistleblowers – Heroes Or Villains?
- Acting in The Public's Interest
- Discordance Between Policy and Practice
- Conclusions
The word 'whistleblower' conjures up different emotional reactions in the minds of different people. Hero or villain? It probably depends on your perspective, which in turn may be shaped by your experience. In this article I hope to encourage reflection on terminology associated with the phenomenon of employer hostility towards healthcare staff who...
Retaliation against whistleblowers is a problem in many industries. In this article I want to focus on healthcare staff whose careers suffer after raising concerns. In 2013, a report on a research project that studied the experiences of 1,000 employees who had sought advice from the UK whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work (now Protect) fou...
I am ambivalent about the whistleblower term. I am aware of its pejorative connotation in the eyes of some and think that this hinders understanding and learning. Negative attitudes towards people who identify areas where healthcare improvements are needed can lead to failure to listen and respond properly to what they are saying –with devastating ...
Whilst there are many facets to the complex issue of why some managers and leaders retaliate against staff who are simply doing their job in reporting problems, the way that whistleblowers are perceived within organisations and wider society is an important factor, which needs to be better understood if there is to be real progress in this area. Bi...
There are substantially different interpretations of what constitutes 'whistleblowing' and what a 'whistleblower' is, which colour perceptions as to whether whistleblowers are seen in a positive or negative light. In this respect, it is important to distinguish between: 1. internal reportingwithin an organisation; 2. external reportingto a person o...
As suggested above, perception of whistleblowers is an important aspect of how they are treated. Perceptions about them generally fall into one of two groups. On the one hand, it seems to be increasingly recognised that they are a force for good in society. On the other hand, there are those who still regard whistleblowers in a very poor light. Thi...
I have explored the lexicon of whistleblowing (see attachment above), with a particular focus on healthcare professionals raising concerns about patient safety in the course of doing their job. I highlight that whistleblowing can be a very loaded term, evoking bias and adversely affecting attitudes towards whistleblowers. However, 'whistleblowing' ...
A message on the Gov.uk website ends with the exhortation "don't ever stop speaking truth unto power". However, speaking up is just part of what needs to happen. Those in power need to listen to what staff are telling them, however uncomfortable that may be. Problems arise if organisational power dynamics prevent concerns being heard by leaders. Ev...
I have focused on healthcare professionals who have suffered detriment after identifying areas for improvement in healthcare provision. The Freedom To Speak Up review confirmed the existence of serious problems in this area in the NHS. It is clear from the most recent Annual Report from the National Guardian's Office, NHS staff survey results, and ...
- Hugh Wilkins
The Whistleblowing Helpline offers free advice to both workers and employers in the NHS and social care; you can call the helpline on 08000 724 725. The charity Protect offers advice to employers as well as workers. You can get advice by telephoning 020 3117 2520 or visit the Protect website.
Whistleblowing is the term used when a worker provides information to their employer or a prescribed person relating to wrongdoing. The wrongdoing will usually, though not always, relate to something they have witnessed at work. This is also known as making a disclosure.
Whistleblowing is when a worker, including a student nurse or student midwife, raises a concern about wrongdoing in the public interest. Whistleblowing can take place within an organisation or, if the worker feels they are unable to do this, to a third person known as a ‘prescribed person’.
How Whistleblowers Can Help Combat Healthcare Fraud. Whistleblowers are individuals who generally have inside knowledge of fraudulent activities within the healthcare industry and have the courage to come forward and report such misconduct the right way with the right plan in place.
A whistleblower is defined as a person who raises concern about wrongdoing. The term is quintessentially English derived from the practice of police officers blowing their whistles to alert colleagues and the public when they saw a crime committed and needed assistance.
